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Jaime Contreras(1900-1975)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
  • Director
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Jaime Contreras was born on 6 January 1900 in Oaxaca, Mexico. He was an assistant director and writer, known for The Magnificent Seven (1960), Sangre en las montañas (1938) and Bloody Sea (1965). He was married to Catalina Coin. He died on 28 January 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico.
BornJanuary 6, 1900
DiedJanuary 28, 1975(75)
BornJanuary 6, 1900
DiedJanuary 28, 1975(75)
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Known for

Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Magnificent Seven
7.7
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1960
Sangre en las montañas
  • Writer
  • 1938
Bloody Sea (1965)
Bloody Sea
  • Director
  • 1965
Miroslava in La muerte enamorada (1951)
La muerte enamorada
7.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1951

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • El agente viajero (1975)
    El agente viajero
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein (1974)
    Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dr. Frankenstein
    5.6
    • assistant director (as Jaime L. Contreras)
    • 1974
  • The Revenge of the Crying Woman (1974)
    The Revenge of the Crying Woman
    5.1
    • sub director
    • 1974
  • Peor que los buitres (1974)
    Peor que los buitres
    4.6
    • assistant director (as Jaime L. Contreras)
    • 1974
  • Nosotros los feos (1973)
    Nosotros los feos
    7.5
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Carne de horca (1973)
    Carne de horca
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Jim Brown in I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)
    I Escaped from Devil's Island
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • El premio Nobel del amor (1973)
    El premio Nobel del amor
    5.2
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Interval (1973)
    Interval
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • La sangre enemiga (1971)
    La sangre enemiga
    6.9
    • assistant director (as Jaime L. Contreras)
    • 1971
  • Big Jake (1971)
    Big Jake
    7.1
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Lawman (1971)
    Lawman
    7.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Zachariah (1971)
    Zachariah
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • La agonía de ser madre (1970)
    La agonía de ser madre
    6.6
    • assistant director (as Jaime L. Contreras)
    • 1970
  • El club de los suicidas (1970)
    El club de los suicidas
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1970

Writer

  • Cuando tú me quieras (1951)
    Cuando tú me quieras
    • Writer (as Jaime L. Contreras)
    • 1951
  • Radio Patrulla (1951)
    Radio Patrulla
    • story and screenplay (as Jaime Luis Contreras)
    • 1951
  • Por querer a una mujer (1951)
    Por querer a una mujer
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • El señor gobernador (1951)
    El señor gobernador
    6.8
    • Writer (as Jaime Luis Contreras)
    • 1951
  • Miroslava in La muerte enamorada (1951)
    La muerte enamorada
    7.3
    • adaptation
    • 1951
  • Si fuera una cualquiera (1950)
    Si fuera una cualquiera
    • adaptation (as Jaime L. Contreras)
    • 1950
  • Callejera (1949)
    Callejera
    5.7
    • Writer (as Jaime L. Contreras)
    • 1949
  • La razón de la culpa (1943)
    La razón de la culpa
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Sangre en las montañas
    • writer
    • 1938

Director

  • Bloody Sea (1965)
    Bloody Sea
    • co-director
    • 1965
  • Sangre en las montañas
    • Director
    • 1938

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J.L. Contreras
  • Born
    • January 6, 1900
    • Oaxaca, Mexico
  • Died
    • January 28, 1975
    • Mexico City, Mexico
  • Spouse
    • Catalina CoinSeptember 29, 1923 - January 28, 1975 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
    • Roberto Contreras
  • Relatives
    • Luis Contreras(Grandchild)

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